paapje
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of paap (“Roman Catholic, papist”); the bird is so named because the male's plumage is said to resemble the vestments of Catholic clergy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
paapje n (plural paapjes)
- Diminutive of paap
- The whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
- (dated) cocoon, in particular of the silkworm
Further reading edit
- paapje on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl